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Gifted Services Parent Information Night Williamsburg Middle School Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Media Center 7:00pm Agenda Welcome and Introduction a) Introduction: Mrs. Melissa Edme, RTG at WMS b) Inclusion Activity: Gratitude, Pay It

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Gifted Services Parent Information Night

Williamsburg Middle School Tuesday, November 13, 2018 Media Center 7:00pm

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction

a) Introduction: Mrs. Melissa Edme, RTG at WMS b) Inclusion Activity: “Gratitude, Pay It Forward” c) Purpose of Index Cards (i.e., Specific Questions)

Gifted Services Delivery Model / Identification (details in the Spring) Instructional Practices provided (and Intended) for Gifted Students  Q & A

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Who is the new RTG?

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Academic Background

Education

 Bachelors of Science: Elementary Education

and Psychology

 Masters of Education: Educational Psychology

(Social Foundations)

 Educational Specialist: Middle Grades

(Mathematics, Technology)

 Educational Specialist: Supervision and

Administration, K-12 (with Special Education emphasis)

 Post Graduate Certification: International

Schools Counseling, K-8

 Gifted Education  Administration & Leadership, K-12  ESOL  Middle Grades Education  Elementary Education  International Counseling. K-8

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Career Highlights

 Elementary Educator (STEM emphasis), Intermediate

Grades

 Literacy Department Chair and Instructional Coach  School Counselor (Dubai, UAE) Grades 5-8  Humanities Department Chair (Shanghai, China)  Resource Teacher for the Gifted

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NAGC Recommendations…

  • access to curricular resources designed for gifted learners
  • systematic and substantial professional development for all teachers
  • needs of gifted learners
  • differentiation in general
  • flexible grouping approaches
  • resource specialists who can support the classroom teacher
  • in assessing gifted learner differences
  • making adjustments to the curriculum
  • and implementing advanced curriculum and strategies
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Collaboration with RTG

Shared Responsibility for the Differentiation of Gifted Learners

Curriculum for Gifted Learners

Cluster Teacher

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Resource Teacher for the Gifted

Promote and model procedures, strategies, and techniques to support gifted students

Work collaboratively with cluster teachers to plan and deliver instruction

Provide curricular resources in

  • rder to differentiate content

for gifted students

Lead PD and/or inform staff about gifted education training

  • pportunities

Advocate for underrepresented populations to include 2E (Twice Exceptional), ESOL/HILT, children from poverty

Facilitate the gifted identification process

APS Local Plan for the Gifted 2012-2017

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Content Learning Teams

Four Key Instructional Questions

 What is it we expect our students to learn?  How will we know when they have learned it?  How will we provide time and support when they don’t

learn it?

How will we extend learning when they already know it or learn it quickly? (Gifted Services)

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Role of RTG within the PLC

The primary role of the RTG is to increase teachers’ capacity to infuse gifted pedagogy into the general education classroom.

This capacity includes the ability to implement curriculum designed for high-ability learners

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Gifted Services in the 6-8 (Middle School) Classrooms

 Collaborative Cluster Model  Cluster Teacher is primary deliverer

  • f differentiation with support from

RTG

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Classroom Support (Grades 6-8)

■ Collaborate with grade-level teams to plan and/or

implement advanced content

■ Socratic Seminar ■ Utilize collaborative teaching methods to provide support

for differentiating instruction

■ Science Choice Boards ■ Working with teachers to find and nurture underrepresented

populations (CBG, College Bound Group)

■ Working with Equity & Excellence Coordinator

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Advanced-Content Resources

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William and Mary Literature Units

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Socratic Seminar

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Jacob’s Ladder Reading Comprehension Program

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Schoolwide Enrichment Model-Reading (SEM-R) Framework

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Best of the Continental Math League

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Experimental Design

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William and Mary Problem-Based Science Units

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William and Mary Social Studies Units

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History Alive!

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The DBQ Project

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Primary Source Documents (Library of Congress)

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RTGs as Advocates for Historically Underserved Populations

Twice Exceptional (2e)

English Learners

High Ability, Low Income Students

Underachieving Students

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Twice Exceptional (2E) Wrap Around Support

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ESOL/HILT Support

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Similar to 2E with wrap around support

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RTG works collaboratively with general education teacher and ESOL/HILT teacher to find and nurture students

■ Building Background Knowledge ■ Access to Grade Level Content ■ Opportunities for Critical & Creative Thinking

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Ongoing Communication

 Parent Information Sessions  School/County Websites, PTA Digital Newsletters  Quarterly Newsletter  Conferences  Twitter: @EdmeMel, @WMS_GiftedResource

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Math Differentiation

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Math Differentiation

 Collaborative Pairs/ Accountable Conversations  Error Analysis  Multi-Modal Learning  Manipulatives, Models, Visual Supports, etc.  Tiered Stations  Real World Application  Inquiry Based Assignments  Cross-Curricular Activities  Flexible groupings  Ability and choice  Project-Based Learning Opportunities

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English Differentiation

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English Differentiation and Extension

Process

 Flexible grouping  Leveled texts  Small group extensions  Station work  Conferring and direct

feedback

 Reading selection

Product

 Tiered assignments  Choice of project product  Offering extension

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Tiered Writing Assignments

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Multigenre Research Project

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Process

Grouping Choice/Leveled texts

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Product

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Product: Menu Choice Board

 Collage  Mind Map  Dress up and deliver

a monologue

 Write a missing scene  Create a soundtrack

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Social Studies Differentiation

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Social Studies Differentiation

 Differentiated Learning Menus  Flexible grouping strategies  Spiraled questioning  Experiential learning  Socratic Seminars  Leveled readings  Document Based Questions  Simulations and debate  Primary source analysis  Performance assessment tasks  School wide opportunities

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Two Voice Poems

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Cartography 101

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Science Differentiation

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WMS Science Fair Regional Science Fair VJAS

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SCIENCE Differentiation

Pre-Assessments

determine student readiness Planning

grade level teachers meet twice a week, discuss ways to provide challenging experiences and extend our curriculum Flexible Grouping

students work with a variety of peers (student-choice groupings or teacher-choice groupings) Choices

provide a variety of choice formats to appeal to students’ interests

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SCIENCE in the CLASSROOM

In 6th grade, we are developing the foundation for lab skills to be used in 7th and 8th grade. Hands-on Experiences & Voice and Choice in the Classroom

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SCIENCE in the CLASSROOM

Anchors and Projects

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SCIENCE in the CLASSROOM

In 8th grade, we are applying the lab skills they mastered in 6th and 7th grade Voice and Choice in the Classroom

Density Bottles Lab Freezing/Melting Point Lab Density Lab States of Matter Project

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SCIENCE in the CLASSROOM

Using “Probeware” to calculate the pH Level of liquids Solubility Lab

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Questions?

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Parent Resources

■ Virginia Association for the Gifted (VAG) http://www.vagifted.org ■ National Association for the Gifted (NAGC) http://nagc.org ■ Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted (SENG) http://sengifted.org

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Contact Information

Melissa Edme, (RTG) Resource Teacher for the Gifted Email: melissa.edme@apsva.us Phone: 703-228-5450 Ext 5477 Twitter: @WMS_Gifted Resource or @EdmeMel Cheryl McCullough, Supervisor of Gifted Services Email: cheryl.mccullough@apsva.us Phone: 703-228-6169 Twitter: @APSGifted

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Gifted Services Advisory Committee (GSAC)

Arlington Public School’s Parent Advocacy Group Part of Advisory Council of Instruction https://www.apsva.us/aci/gifted-services/ Monthly meetings (1st Wednesday: 6:30 – 8:00 PM followed by ACI meeting 8:00 - 9:00 PM)